Julia Meyers-Manor, assistant professor of psychology, was quoted as a dog behavior expert in a PBS NOVA story about a researcher’s study with dogs and wolves. Meyers-Manor was not involved in the study. “Wolves Boop Their Snoots to Touch Screens to Feed Their Friends. Dogs? Not So Much” was published May 1, 2019, on the […]
“Americans Need to Overcome Complacency About National Security,” an opinion piece by Lamont Colucci, associate professor of politics and government, was published March 29, 2019, on Newsmax. Colucci describes what he sees as complacency in regard to national security in the last few generations of United States citizens, and suggests people of the United States […]
An opinion piece by President Zach Messitte was published Monday, April 29, in The Washington Post. In “As nationalism surges, Italy must reckon with its fascist past: Italians celebrate their resistance to fascism, but have yet to fully understand their support for it,” Messitte writes: “As nationalism resurges around the world, and in Italy, Il […]
Gene Kain, professor emeritus of art, will show recent work in “Painted Steel Wall Reliefs” at Bare Knuckle Arts, 1949 Winnebago St., Madison. The exhibit will open from 5-9 p.m. Friday, May 3. The gallery is run by Amy Mietzel ’91, also a practicing artist. (Recent work by Gene Kain)
“Brass man Dietrich preparing to retire after long tenure at RC,” a feature story about Kurt Dietrich, professor of music and the Barbara Baldwin De Frees Chair in the Performing Arts, was published April 24 in the Ripon Commonwealth Press. Dietrich is retiring from the College after 39 years and will conduct his final two […]
Kurt Dietrich, director of the Ripon College band ensembles for 39 years, will retire at the end of this academic year. His final two large band concerts will be held Friday and Saturday at the College. Both concerts will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for Arts, and are free […]
Robert Wallace, professor of biology and the Patricia and Philip McCullough 1969 Professor in Biology, is a co-author of a chapter in the recently published book Thorp and Covich’s Freshwater Invertebrates, Keys to Palearctic Fauna, fourth edition.
The Department of Theatre’s production of “Tartuffe” received several nominations for the next Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival in a five-state theatre region. Theatre professors from area campuses reviewed the show and nominated various production participants for as many awards as possible for an associate production, says Ken Hill, professor of theatre, the Doreen […]
“Protesting: Provocative, Patriotic, Pertinent,” a panel discussion, will be presented April 17 at Ripon College. The event will begin at 4:15 p.m. in Kresge Little Theater, East Hall, and is free and open to the public. Protesting has been a time-honored right of American citizens from the days of the American Revolution. However, when is […]
Maria Reber ’21 of Fond du Lac originally wanted to attend a college with a large, prime music department. After receiving an email about applying to Ripon College, she decided to visit and speak with Assistant Professor of Music John Hughes, the director of choral activities. The visit sealed the deal for her as a […]
Jacqueline Clark, professor of sociology, had guest blogs published recently in Sociological Images. “Hidden Black History in Appalachia” was published Feb. 20. It addresses the lack of documentation on the history of African-Americans in the Appalachian region, which risks losing that history. “Slavery in Appalachia – The Hidden History” was published March 22. Clark writes […]
Megan Gannon, assistant professor of English, has three recent publications of poems. “Dispatch from the Middle Distance” appeared in the Fall 2018 issue of the literary journal Crazyhorse and in the textbook The Practicing Poet. “Dispatch from a Petit Prelude” appeared in the poetry magazine Barrow Street.
President Zach Messitte was featured in a television interview, “Zach Messitte and The New York Times,” which aired Feb. 27 on Dinamo TV in Italy. Messitte is on sabbatical during the spring semester and is living in Italy to research a book about Americans playing basketball in the Italian professional league. He discussed work he […]
Brian Smith, professor of religion and chair of the Department of Philosophy and Religion, and three students presented at the Midwest American Academy of Religion annual meeting March 2 at Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana. Smith presented “Religions and the Environment: Motivators for Change?” Mark Krause ’19 of Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, presented “Causes of the […]
“Tartuffe,” one of the world’s great comedies, will be performed in a contemporary revival Feb. 27-28 and March 1-2 at Ripon College. Performances will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Benstead Theatre, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. The play is intended for mature audiences. The play was written in 1664 by Moliere, a French playwright, […]
Due to the extreme weather conditions this week, adjustments have been made to class schedules and facility hours. If you are in a class that meets at 11:15 on Monday/Wednesday/Friday, your class will have an extra meeting next Tuesday, February 5, from 11:15-12:25 (the Golden Hour). Classes will meet at their normally scheduled location, unless […]
Because of difficulties keeping the campus walkways and parking lots clear, and the number of employees whose commutes are not possible, Acting President Ed Wingenbach has decided to close the College today, January 28. Updated facility and dining hours Lunch in the Commons will be served as normal Dinner hours in the Commons are 5-6:30 […]
“Sexual Consent and the Social Contract,” an article written by Visiting Professor of Philosophy Steven Miller, has been published in the LA Review of Books. “The contemporary notion of sexual consent has its origins in a wholly unsexy domain: English legal philosophy,” writes Miller, a graduate of the Ripon College Class of 2007. In his […]
A lifelong love of animals and biology is now a budding research opportunity for Mica Rivera ’21 of River Falls, Wisconsin. For two semesters, the psychobiology major has been working with Assistant Professor of Psychology Julia Meyers-Manor to research cognitive behavior in mammals, rats in particular. The rat lab opened in spring 2018 at Ripon […]
Mathematics is the foundation for the strong relationship between Mitra Kermani ’20 of Louisville, Colorado, and Andrea Young, associate professor of mathematical sciences and acting vice president and dean of faculty. In a predominantly male field, these two have bonded over being women in mathematics. “I met (Andrea Young) during my junior year of high […]